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Jun 18, 2024 · On Oct. 3, 1962, astronaut Walter M. “Wally” Schirra completed America’s third and then-longest orbital spaceflight during the Mercury-Atlas 8 mission. Naming his spacecraft Sigma 7, Schirra completed six orbits of the Earth, conducting engineering tests of his spacecraft and several experiments including photography of the planet.
Jun 18, 2024 · Learn about the life and achievements of Walter M. Schirra, one of the original seven Mercury astronauts and the first to fly in three different NASA programs. He piloted Sigma 7, Gemini 6 and Apollo 7 missions, and received many awards and honors.
1 day ago · Wally Schirra, a NASA mission pilot and photo enthusiast, suggested the 500C, a camera he already owned, be adapted to document human space travel. Seven years before the first Hasselblad would drop to the dusty lunar surface, NASA and the Swedish camera company worked together to modify cameras for the extremes of space.
4 days ago · Crew: Wally Schirra, Tom Stafford Immediately after the launch of Gemini 7, crews on the ground began preparing for Gemini 6. Within two hours, both stages of the Titan II had arrived at Pad 19. Everything proceeded according to plan and at 9:54 am on December 12 th, 1965, the Titan’s engines ignited.
1 day ago · A second uncrewed Saturn V AS-502 flew as Apollo 6 in April 1968, and Grissom's backup crew of Wally Schirra, Don Eisele, and Walter Cunningham, finally flew the orbital test mission as Apollo 7 (AS-205), in a Block II CSM in October 1968.
2 days ago · Mercury/Gemini veteran Wally Schirra, Eisele, and rookie Walter Cunningham were announced on September 29 as the prime crew for AS-205.
5 days ago · Gemini 6A was the fifth crewed Earth-orbiting spacecraft of the Gemini series, having been launched after Gemini 7, with the intent of making rendezvous with Gemini 7 in Earth orbit. The astronauts on the 26 hour mission were Walter Schirra and Thomas Stafford.
